The Block (CD)

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• Release Date: September 2, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope
• UPC: 602517743137
• WAPI (Tower ID): 112292542
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #6714 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #2798 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #1807 in General Rock & Pop (See Top 100 General Rock & Pop Bestsellers)

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New Kids On The Block: Donnie Wahlberg (programming); Jonathan Knight, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight.

Personnel: New Kids On The Block (background vocals); Redone (various instruments, programming, background vocals); Hakim Abdoulsamad, Adam Messinger, Jerome Harmon (various instruments); Emanuel Kiriakou (keyboards, programming); Joe Wolfe (keyboards); Tyler Thurmond (programming); Zukhan Bey (drum programming); Nasri Atweh, Joaquin Bynum, Pussycat Dolls (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Chris Godbey; Jean Marie Horvat; Robert Orton; Adam Messinger.

One of the pioneering and best-loved boy bands of the 1980s, the New Kids on the Block in their prime represented rosy-cheeked cuteness and innocent puppy love. In the long, album-less interim between 1994's FACE THE MUSIC and 2008's THE BLOCK, the Kids did a lot of growing up. The intervening 14 years have rubbed the teenaged glow off the group's sound and sensibility, and replaced it with a club-oriented vibe that is more concerned with sexing its listeners up than charming them with nostalgia.

From the opener "Click Click Click," which details a homemade photo shoot, it's clear that the emphasis is on adult themes, while "Grown Man" and "Big Girl Now" also sing the praises of adult fun. The album's sonic make-up is taken from contemporary R&B, radio-ready hip-hop, and digitized club music (the solo releases of fellow boy-band alum Justin Timberlake seems to be a touchstone), and a roster of guests, including Akon, Lady Gaga, and the Pussycat Dolls, help update THE BLOCK. The Kids don't bear much resemblance to their old selves, but longtime fans may still thrill to hear their favorite boy band back again.

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